Acts 7:54
“Now when they heard these things they were enraged, and they ground their teeth at him.”
These religious leaders have had enough, and are outraged at Stephen’s words towards them. Don’t forget, they are the court room called Hewn Stone, and now Stephen’s words hewn their heart. Hewn means to cut or shape with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel. Their response to the Truth is outrage, and very bad ideas that will result in murder. This is the obvious negative response to being cut to the heart with Truth. The right response to the Truth is
Repentance
And responding with
What shall we do?
Instead of yielding to the Truth, these religious leaders harden their own hearts, just as they did to Jesus. We are saved by placing our full trust in Jesus, and then we live this life learning to trust Him more and more through each trial, each pain point, and each stretch in the proverbial desert. Father God, You alone are the answer to the question. When we repent and ask what shall we do, You respond with Your Son Jesus, His life, His work, His death and His resurrection!! The work is done, and finished, all we must do is repent and believe in Jesus. Thank You for this gift. Help me to trust You more with each passing moment, no matter the push back, or trial I am in, in Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
ACTION: Trust God with today